Saturday , 14 November 2026

D.C. United SC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
D.C. United SC
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 23:30 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Lukas MacNaughton 25' Y
Kye Rowles 41' Y
Y 50' Lukas Engel
David Schnegg 69' Y

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Audi Field.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

6
4
6
D.C. United SC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-12 D.C. United SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2024-07-03 D.C. United SC 2–3 FC Cincinnati 2024-03-10 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC 2023-06-24 D.C. United SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2023-05-06 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr FC Cincinnati H 0–1 L
06 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 1–6 L
29 Mar Columbus Crew SC H 1–2 L
22 Mar Orlando City SC A 1–4 L
15 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 0–0 D
09 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 2–1 W
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr D.C. United SC A 1–0 W
05 Apr New England Revolution H 1–0 W
30 Mar Nashville SC A 2–1 W
22 Mar Atlanta United FC H 2–2 D
15 Mar Charlotte FC A 0–2 L
09 Mar Toronto FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

D.C. United SC FC Cincinnati
#14 Position #8
33 Points 46
34 Played 34
7 / 12 / 15 W / D / L 12 / 10 / 12
39 Scored 67
61 Conceded 75
-22 GD -8
0.97 PPG 1.35
21% Win % 35%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

D.C. United SC are 14th (33 pts). FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
3/4
16-30
6/6
31-45
5/9
46-60
5/10
61-75
3/8
76+
8/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
6/3
16-30
5/11
31-45
10/11
46-60
8/13
61-75
6/7
76+
17/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 16 G 1 A
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A
FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 17 G 2 A
Evander 14 G 13 A
Tom Barlow 10 G 4 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. D.C. United SC is hosting FC Cincinnati for another epic battle.
  • 5' D.C. United SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' FC Cincinnati fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Controversy at the stadium! Lukas MacNaughton argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 28' The USA Gerardo Valenzuela breaks the deadlock on 28 minutes. 0-1!
  • 33' FC Cincinnati have won 381 goals from 263 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 38' Lucas Bartlett has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 299 appearances.
  • 41' It’s gonna be a card for Kye Rowles.
  • 46' Supporters expect more eagerness from Roman Celentano, as he is very good at scoring at Audi Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' Lukas Engel picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 60' Dom Badji is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
  • 62' Sergio Santos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gerardo Valenzuela on 62 minute.
  • 67' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Luis Barraza has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 69' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a card on 69.
  • 74' The whistle greets Jared Stroud as he departs to be replaced by Gabriel Pirani.
  • 79' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 81' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Hosei Kijima departs to be replaced by Jacob Murrell.
  • 84' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 84 minute. Lukas Engel leaves to be changed by Brad Smith.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Randall Leal. He replaces Peglow on 87 minute.
  • 0-1 the final result. D.C. United SC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Troy Lesesne

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luciano Acosta 3
Paul Arriola 3
Brenner da Silva 3
Brandon Vazquez 3
Lucas Rodriguez 2
Gabriel Pirani 2
Pavel Bucha 2
Kimito Nono 1

Head to Head

2025-04-12 D.C. United SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2024-07-03 D.C. United SC 2–3 FC Cincinnati 2024-03-10 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC 2023-06-24 D.C. United SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2023-05-06 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC

D.C. United SC Form

2025-04-12 D.C. United SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati L 2025-04-06 San Jose Earthquakes 6–1 D.C. United SC L 2025-03-29 D.C. United SC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-03-22 Orlando City SC 4–1 D.C. United SC L 2025-03-15 D.C. United SC 0–0 Montreal Impact FC D 2025-03-09 D.C. United SC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W

FC Cincinnati Form

2025-04-12 D.C. United SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2025-04-05 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New England Revolution W 2025-03-30 Nashville SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2025-03-22 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2025-03-15 Charlotte FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati L 2025-03-09 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Toronto FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.36 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: D.C. United SC or FC Cincinnati 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC30% Draw26% FC Cincinnati44%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
57%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
70%
D.C. United SC or FC Cincinnati
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC24% Draw44% FC Cincinnati32%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
6.6%
1 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.6%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 20% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
26% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.